Artemis 1 Orion capsule comes home, and the best of Planetary Radio
Host Mat Kaplan returned to Naval Base San Diego to greet the return of the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft aboard the USS Portland. Stay with us for a collage of entertaining excerpts of 10 of the very be...
21 Dec 20221h 16min
One Last Blast: Author of ‘The Martian’ Andy Weir with JPL Chief Engineer Rob Manning
A rollicking conversation with two of the most entertaining, most creative Planetary Radio guests across our 20-year history about the role of creativity in space and life. Andy Weir’s “The Martian” a...
14 Dec 20221h 23min
Scientist and Hubble Repairman John Grunsfeld
John Grunsfeld didn’t just ride the Space Shuttle into orbit five times. He accumulated two-and-a-half days of spacewalk time as he worked on the Hubble Space Telescope. The former NASA associate admi...
7 Dec 20221h 15min
Space Policy Edition: NASA's Economic Impact with Alex MacDonald and Joshua Drucker
NASA supports nearly 340,000 jobs spread throughout every state in the union, generates billions of dollars of tax revenue, and invests in critical high-tech, high-skilled workers. But how do we know ...
2 Dec 20221h 13min
A Happy 20th Anniversary for Planetary Radio
Join our celebration with Planetary Society chief executive officer Bill Nye, Society co-founder Louis Friedman, and chief operating officer Jennifer Vaughn. Incoming Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahm...
30 Nov 20221h 18min
Giving the University of Arizona Mirror Lab a spin
It has been on host Mat Kaplan’s bucket list for years. Join him for a tour of the cavernous Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona, where the mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescop...
23 Nov 20221h 9min
Voyager Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker
She has been heard on Planetary Radio more than any other guest. Linda Spilker returns in her new role as the Voyager project scientist, following the legendary Ed Stone’s half-century in that job. Li...
16 Nov 202258min
Space Policy Edition: What the Congressional Midterms Means for Space Science
Next year a new class of elected officials will enter Congress and usher in changes to the political focus and leadership of key space and science committees. Dr. Bethany Johns, the deputy director of...
11 Nov 202258min
